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This custom 1957 Dodge Power Wagon<\/a> was built on a 1988 Dodge Ramcharger chassis and powertrain. This means the truck is powered by a carbureted 360 cu in (5.9 L) V8 capable of 185 hp (136 kW) and 283 lb-ft (383 Nm) of torque. Behind that is a Loadflite (TorqueFlite) three-speed automatic transmission and 2-speed transfer case. Power is split between a Dana 44 front axle and a 9.25-inch rear axle. As noted the classic Power Wagon body sits on the Ramcharger chassis and leaf-spring suspension. It stops thanks to front disc brakes and rear drum brakes. Those are covered by 16.5-inch wheels with 37-inch mud-terrain tires. You can find more photos and details in the Cars&Bids listing<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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This custom 1957 Dodge Power Wagon was built on a 1988 Dodge Ramcharger chassis and powertrain. This means the truck is powered by a carbureted 360 cu in (5.9 L) V8 capable of 185 hp (136 kW) and 283 lb-ft (383 Nm) of torque. Behind that is a Loadflite (TorqueFlite) three-speed automatic transmission and 2-speed… Read More »1957 Power Wagon on a 1988 Dodge Ramcharger Chassis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":141776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[393,583],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-power-wagon","category-ramcharger"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1988-Dodge-Ramcharger-with-a-1957-Power-Wagon-body-01.jpg?fit=1802%2C1201&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":119517,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=119517","url_meta":{"origin":141768,"position":0},"title":"1969 Coronet Wagon with a Supercharged Hellcat V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"John Gaddy built this 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 wagon called \"Hellwagon\" in 11 months. 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